ROUND-UP
ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA
Developer/publisher Ubisoft (Montreal) Format PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, Xbox Series Origin Canada Release November 10 (PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox One, Xbox Series), November 19 (PS5)
We wonder if our scores for recent entries had something to do with Ubisoft declining to invite us to preview the 22nd Assassin’s Creed game. Yet trusted friends of the show tell us Valhalla is shaping up nicely, despite looking Viking rough during its debut earlier this year. Though your pillaging inevitably involves limb-lopping conflict, stealth is making a comeback; there’s also a Monteriggioni-style hub that develops over time to feel more like a home. Ubi overlords permitting, we’ll review it next month.